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2005

Project

Capacity Building of Palestine Mortgage \& Housing Corporation (PMHC).

Palestine Mortgage & Housing Corporation was established in 1997 with a contribution by the National Authority, Arab Bank, International Finance Corporation in addition to a number of other contributors. It established in the light of great demand for necessary funding for the purposes of residential buildings and against the background of the clear vacuum for organizations that deal with this type of credit service. PMHC is aimed mainly to contribute in solving the housing crisis in Palestine by providing long-term loans to the citizens for periods up to 25 years, and to provide insurance to banks in the case of borrower absence, which would reduce the credit risk for lending institutions from one hand, and encourage them to finance the housing sector from the other hand. Within this context and to enhance/ optimise its institutional capacities in order to ensure the achievement of these goals in effective and efficient manner, PMHC has contracted GCT to provide capacity building consultancy services . The main objective of this assignment was to achieve quality improvements at a number of organizational aspects that identified by PMHC which were : General specialization, Organizational and functional structures, Job descriptions, Salary scale , Performance appraisal system , and that to be completed by providing simplified regulatory framework covers all aforementioned aspects, in a serious attempt to meet the requirements of development and improvement internationally accepted.

Palestine Mortgage \& Housing Corporation (PMHC)

West Bank

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2005

Project

Capacity Building of Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE).

The Palestinian-Finnish Education Program (PALFEP) is a Finland Project aimed to support the Palestinian education sector and had been implemented in accordance with the Palestinian Five -Year Education Development Plan (2000-2005). It was aimed mainly at improving the quality of Palestinian basic education by supporting the implementation, evaluation and development of new Palestinian curriculum, and producing efficient learning materials to facilitate the decentralization and coordination processes in the educational administration. The main objective of this assignment was to develop the administration of education system by reviewing the newly developed job descriptions and the organizational structure of Ministry, as well as to provide the necessary training and orientation to the team of special tasks on how to further develop the job descriptions and other aspects of the administrative system.Within this program's framework, the representative of Finland project management has contracted GCT to provide consultancy services toward building the institutional capacity of MoEHE in order to support the achievement of program's objectives.

Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE)/ (Palestinian-Finnish Education Program PALFEP/ Finland project).

West Bank -Ramallah

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2004

Project

Workshops on How to Build Financial \& Accounting System

The Palestinian Hydrology Group is a non-government non-profit organization striving to promote the role of women and civil societies in managing local water and its related environmental resources to ensure transparency, good water governance and just and equal provision of water and sanitation services to the rural and marginal communities in the West Bank and Gaza. PHG is seeking local and international networking and partnerships to participate actively in promoting the sustainability and just allocation of water resources at local, regional and global levels.Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group and Women’s Affairs Committee contracted to implement the above training program. The objective of this program is : Giving and improving the participant’s the management of financial and accounting skills that help them manage projects. Within this context and to ensure the continuation of providing these services in professional manner that meets the customers’ needs and expectations, The Palestinian Hydrology Group has contracted GCT to provide consultancy services in Palestine ( West bank- Ramallah, Hebron, Gaza ).

Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group (CSO’s) and Women’s Affairs Committee. Partnership Grant Program (PGPII).

West bank- Ramallah, Hebron, Gaza

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2004

Project

Capacity Building Training Workshops on Community Participation Skills.

Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group (CSO’s) and Women’s Affairs Committee were implemented the Partnership Grant Program (PGPII), funded by World Bank and managed by Welfare Association. The program's activities included the implementation of environmental and agricultural projects in 13 Palestinian villages in Ramallah, Hebron and Gaza Strip.One of the major aspects of PGPII related to train and builds the capacities of local organization at the targeted villages. This training and capacity building part consist of several training course on community participation, strategic planning, enhancement the role of women, accounting and financial system and computer skills. Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group and Women’s Affairs Committee planned to conduct these training programs for the targeted local organizations and contracted an eligible training company to undertake this mission, so it contracted GCT to design and deliver the community participation training programs in Ramallah and Hebron by its professional trainers. The main objective of these training programs is to provide an institutional infrastructure at the targeted sites and villages by PGPII by building their capacities in different fields such as community participation.Within this context and to ensure the continuation of providing these services in professional manner that meets the customers’ needs and expectations, The Palestinian Hydrology Group has contracted GCT to provide consultancy services in Palestine.

Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group (CSO’s) and Women’s Affairs Committee. Partnership Grant Program (PGPII).

West bank- Ramallah, Hebron.

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2004

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Capacity Building Training Workshops on Enhancement the Role of Women

Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group (CSO’s) and Women’s Affairs Committee were implemented the Partnership Grant Program (PGPII), funded by World Bank and managed by Welfare Association. The program's activities included the implementation of environmental and agricultural projects in 13 Palestinian villages in Ramallah, Hebron and Gaza Strip.One of the major aspects of PGPII related to train and build the capacities of local organization at the targeted villages. This training and capacity building part consist of several training course on community participation, strategic planning, enhancement the role of women, accounting and financial system and computer skills. Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group and Women’s Affairs Committee planned to conduct these training programs for the targeted local organizations and contracted an eligible training company to undertake this mission, so it contracted GCT to design and deliver enhancement the role of women training programs in Ramallah, Hebron and Gaza Strip by its professional trainers. The main objective of these training programs is to provide an institutional infrastructure at the targeted sites and villages by PGPII by building their capacities in different fields such as enhancement the role of women.Within this context and to ensure the continuation of providing these services in professional manner that meets the customers’ needs and expectations, The Palestinian Hydrology Group has contracted GCT to provide consultancy services in Palestine

Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group (CSO’s) and Women’s Affairs Committee. Partnership Grant Program (PGPII).

West bank- Ramallah, Hebron.

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2004

Project

Workshops on the topic of Strategic Planning

The Palestinian Hydrology Group is a non-government non-profit organization striving to promote the role of women and civil societies in managing local water and its related environmental resources to ensure transparency, good water governance and just and equal provision of water and sanitation services to the rural and marginal communities in the West Bank and Gaza. PHG is seeking local and international networking and partnerships to participate actively in promoting the sustainability and just allocation of water resources at local, regional and global levels.Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group and Women’s Affairs Committee contracted GCT to implement the above training program. The objective of this program is: To Provide participants with information about the general concepts and detailed strategic planning as a function of the major functions of the administrative process and how to build a comprehensive strategic plan that will lead to the excellent performance of the company or organization.Within this context and to ensure the continuation of providing these services in professional manner that meets the customers’ needs and expectations, The Palestinian Hydrology Group has contracted GCT to provide consultancy services in Palestine.

Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group (CSO’s) and Women’s Affairs Committee. Partnership Grant Program (PGPII).

West bank- Ramallah

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2004

Project

Popular Achievement Guide.

The popular achievement program is a national youth initiative that depended on the power of youth work in designing and development its practices and applications. It has adopted methodologies that focused on basic concepts like democracy, civil society; disseminate the concept of positive practice of rights and duties relating to citizenship which based mainly on belief that youth have the necessary capacity and energy to perform a vital role in solving the community problems.The main goals of the Popular Achievement Program were to:Activate youth role in society by preparing young leaders of both sexes who are able to influence and participate in decision making, claiming their rights and managing its issues.Develop youth capabilities to understand the concepts of citizenship, democracy and civil society.Educate youth about their society issues and involve them in problems defining and the contribution in solving these problems through an effective communication networks with institutions of civil society.This assignment was revolved around development of a guide for popular achievement , which was considered as a complementary step to the training process for trainers who have implemented the popular achievement program, by providing the minimum necessary for trainers to start working with the targeted youth groups such as school students or other groups. The main objectives of this assignment (Guide)were to:Identify the potential trainers, any person, group or institution that would like to experience the efficiency of popular achievement, and how to be applied and practiced.Determine the basic tools that can help the trainers or users of guide to serve as a key to orient the training on popular achievement program and its practices, in order to guarantee coherent experience with added value to the popular achievement program.Qualify trainers with required skills and knowledge to enable them to work with school students to determine their issues or problems and how to be resolved by themselves.For that purpose, Quakers Organization has contracted GCT to implement the required consultancy service by development a guide for popular achievement program.

Quakers Organization.

West Bank

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2004

Project

Final Evaluation of Village Services Program (VSP).

The village service program (VSP), is USAID-funded three-years project (2000-2003) implemented by Save the Children (SC). It was designed to increase community service activities that related to access the quality and sustainability in the basic services in education, agriculture, health, water and sanitation in order to improve the quality of life of children, youth, women and their families in the targeted communities in West Bank and Gaza Strip, toward empowerment of local communities. The overall goal of this project was divided into five strategic objectives in the following main areas:Education: Improve learning for targeted children; enhance their self-development and positive contribution to their family and community.Agriculture: Enhance economic opportunities and decrease the health risks in agricultural production.Health/Water & Sanitation: Increase access to key health related services including potable water and sanitation facilities, and improve health practices with a special focus on women, children and youth. Youth Development: Empower youth to make decisions and maintain positive social attitudes that will enhance their self-development and contributions to their communities, as well as to prepare them for healthy and productive adulthood.Community Empowerment: Enhance community participation in project management and local governance.After the end of program, the implemented and funded parties were planned to conduct a comprehensive final evaluation to VSP in objective manner. For that purpose, SC has contracted GCT to implement the required consylatncy service. The main of this evaluation was to was to help SC, Palestinian partner organizations, USAID and other stakeholders in evaluation the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, potential sustainability and potential impact of VSP-funded infrastructure and empowerment program.

Funded by USAID; Save the Children- Palestine Mission.

West Bank and Gaza Strip

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2003

Project

Project Design and Proposal Writing for Palestinian Poultry Board in the West Bank.

The Palestinian Poultry Board was established and officially inaugurated in 2000 as a vital part in the institutional building process of a very important sector in the Palestinian national economy. It was formed by assistance and support from Dutch Government. The concept of establishing the board as a representative body for poultry sector was derived from the important role which this sector is playing in the national economy and to work in a harmony with policy and strategy of Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in supporting the agricultural associations. It stems also from the deep belief that any development process requires building up a solid and scientific foundation, implementing rules and regulations, training policy and sharing the Know-how technology to assure its success and progress.Within this context, Netherlands Representative Office was contracted GCT to implement this assignment which aimed mainly to help Palestinian Poultry Board in strengthening, organizing development and designing projects seeking for good funders from international aids, as well as designing capacity building programs for the targeted farmers.The specific objectives of this assignment were to:Strengthen the position of Palestinian Poultry Board; define the functions- aims and responsibilities of the board.Set up the Board policies and the Poultry Sector organizing mechanismsConduct technical and feasibility studies, in addition to ordinary activities and reacting to emergency issues.Conduct sector election by giving the different poultry sectors the opportunity to choose their representatives.Develop regularly computer programming system.

Netherlands Representative Office.

West Bank

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2003

Project

Final Evaluation of Community Rural Services Program (CRSP).

The community rural services program (CRSP) is a USAID funded –three years program (1999-2002) that aimed to address the basic service needs of under-served communities in the West Bank & Gaza Strip, and help them to gain sustained access to quality services as a mean for improving living conditions and ultimately to improve the quality of life for children, women, and families.The project was targeted 19 areas through different activities in health, education, agriculture, water and sanitation, and worked in a participatory approach within the community through coordination with local municipalities, village councils and local project committees, in order to promote legislation that enhances project sustainability with governmental ministries, including the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Environmental Affairs. After the end of program, SC was planned to conduct a final evaluation study that aimed mainly to evaluate the all related aspects of CRSP including Education, Health, agriculture, Water and Sanitation, with special focus on evaluating the results achieved under each aspect in line with the stated sub- objectives as shown below:Education: Construction- rehabilitating and upgrading schools and kindergartens; construction of new classrooms; training teachers; providing teaching materials and equipment to schools; development and equipping playgrounds; improving sanitation facilities; and initiating of after school non-formal education and recreation activitiesHealth: Construction- rehabilitating clinics, providing training to primary and reproductive health care workers. Water and Sanitation: Conducting public health awareness campaigns; construction of rain water harvesting cisterns; construction and rehabilitating water networks; design and implementing an expanded solid waste management system.Agriculture: Providing extension services; conducting training and public awareness campaigns on safe use of pesticides and other agricultural products; construction of agricultural cisterns, and initiating of school garden demonstration program. For that purpose, Save the Children has contracted GCT to implement the required consultancy service by development a guide for popular achievement program.

Funded by USAID; Save the Children- Palestine Office.

West Bank and Gaza Strip

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2000

Project

Design a Comprehensive Strategic Plan for the coming 3 years.

ASHTAR is a non-profit NGO that was established in 1991 in Jerusalem in order to launch the first theatre-training program which targeted the school students. After few years it inaugurated its second base in Ramallah and succeeded in turning this base into ongoing places for providing its services and achieving its programs objectives.Within this context and to maintain the continuation of its success as well as the internal development process, it was planned to develop a comprehensive strategic plan that determines the future objective and the main activities toward achieving these objectives.To this end, CARE International has taken the initiative to assist ASHTAR in developing its strategic plan, and contracted GCT to provide the required consultancy services. The main objective of this assignment was to evaluate & design a comprehensive strategic plan for ASHTAR for the coming 3 years (2000-2003).For that purpose, ASHTAR has contracted GCT to implement the required consultancy service by development a guide for popular achievement program.

Funded by Care International.; ASHTAR for Theatre Productions and Training.

West Bank

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2000

Project

Design \&Development of National Youth Plan.

With establishment of Palestinian National Authority and building the key actors in the Palestinian governmental body, the Ministry of Youth and Sports was formed to focus on youth (their needs and priorities) who is considered the real future of society with its various dimensions, which in turns has established a general administration of youth to be responsible for undertaking this difficult task. The general administration of youth since its foundation has succeeded in providing different services that are based mainly on cultural programs, sports, social, artistic, scientific, volunteer and recreational through development and implementation of annual plans that been studied and built on the basic needs and priorities of this age.For the purpose of maintain the continuation and sustainability of these activities and achievements, the National Youth Planning Secretary (Ministry of Youth and Sports) has contracted GCT to provide consultancy services that revolved around designing and writing a national youth plan. This assignment was aimed mainly at formation of the regulatory framework for vanguards to give them the freedom and space for planning, implementation and be represented under one institutional framework.

Funded by SIDA; National Youth Planning Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports.

West Bank

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